At the September 2013 Annapolis Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam one of the vendors was displaying a mock-up of what looks like a new idea in enclosure design and materials. Considering it is a different concept I thought it was worth noting. Canvas Creations in Annapolis has introduced a new hard top enclosure made of Starboard. The window panels are a firm acrylic, not a soft vinyl, held between edges of Stamoid. The panels slide on and off tracks. The forward panel flips up. A second track for shades or screens can be added. Handholds made of Starboard are also available.
I don't have a personal interest in this design and I am not in the market for an enclosure since we had ours redone. Just thought that it was a different
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March 2014 - Updated post on Jerry Can Covers here.
I recently made three jerry can covers - two were for the same sized cans for diesel and one for water. The plastic jugs can degrade in the sunlight, so covers are a worthwhile project. I started with Julie Gifford's directions in Canvas for Cruisers. I decided to make a few modifications. She recommends hemming the bottom after sewing the side seam. I decided to just pin it and hem at the end after I added the top.
I didn’t add any darts as Julie recommends as our jerry cans didn’t really need that tight a fitting on the top. I basically made a rectangular top. Adding the top was a bit of a guessing game. Added and pinned and re-pined then closed my eyes and Read more [...] 
Our good friends on Second Sally gave us a Bahamian courtesy flag when we bought our boat. Considering we were relatively newbies (and still are!), it seemed like they issued us a challenge - would we make it to the Bahamas so we could put the flag to use? It was an aspirational gift. We are on our way!
Bahamian FlagBahamian Courtesy FlagThere are a variety of flags to have aboard:
- Country flag or ensign
- Courtesy flags
- “Q” flag needed when initially entering a new country
- Decorative code flags
- Burgees for organizations and yacht clubs, and house flags
In this post I gave instructions for making a house flag. Making flags can save a bit of money as flags can be pricey. Flags can be made by hand or machine.